Moyes blames referee Jon Moss

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David Moyes said referee Jon Moss ruined his side's chances of a fifth win this season in the 1-1 draw at QPR. "Pienaar doesn't even clip the boy. The referee had a poor game today and he had a poor game when he reffed our game at West Brom," said the Everton Manager.

"I'm really disappointed with it. It probably ruined our chances of going on to try and get three points and in the end we had to fight very hard to get one.

"I've got to be careful how I say it because you get done for it. His performances wouldn't be what I expect from a Premier League referee." Despite the sending off Everton held on for a draw and are still sitting pretty in fourth place in the Premier League.

"After 10 games is a good point to say how your start has been. I think we're playing well enough to be there (fourth). I think we showed some good qualities. When we're right we're a real threat with the players we've got."

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Steve Cotton
1 Posted 21/10/2012 at 22:05:21
If we get this ref for the derby, we're fucked.
Ciarán McGlone
2 Posted 21/10/2012 at 22:46:24
It was pretty obvious from the replays he did clip him.
Patrick Murphy
3 Posted 21/10/2012 at 23:12:07
I don't think it matters which referee we get next weekend , as Mr Mike Riley (no lover of Everton) is in charge of the whole shooting match , we can forget being given any favours and can look forward to dodgy decisions throughout the 90 mins or 100 depending what the scoreline is at 90.


Drew O'Neall
4 Posted 21/10/2012 at 23:40:55
Pienaar and Fellaini out for the derby now then?
Mike Gaynes
6 Posted 22/10/2012 at 00:52:47
The ref sucked, yeah... but our guys were slow and out of rhythm the whole day, and QPR worked harder.
Peter Barry
7 Posted 22/10/2012 at 03:06:54
As usual, Moyes makes excuses when, apart from injuries to Gibson and Fellaini, it was his Tactical BLUNDERS — tinkering by playing too many players out of position for no apparent reason and persisting with the useless Neville in midfield — that made the real difference.
Christopher Kelly
8 Posted 22/10/2012 at 03:21:26
Uh, how about that Coleman stone wall penalty??

Maybe he could also blame Jags for bricking two point blank headers.

Or maybe he could blame himself for switching Pienaar and bainesy??

Let's keep it real

Jim Harrison
9 Posted 22/10/2012 at 07:35:32
Maybe we could accept that it was a bad game for the ref, with regards both teams?
Peter Thistle
10 Posted 22/10/2012 at 08:17:59
Shoulda been 1 pen each so no big deal there. The pisser is losing Pienaar through suspension. Didn't seem a 2nd yellow but what can ya do, he was throwing himself around recklessly for a while before, brought it on himself.

Gonna need a miracle to beat the scum at the weekend.

Sam Hoare
11 Posted 22/10/2012 at 08:53:02
Agree Peter. Missing Pienaar, Fellaini and Gibson and we lose 3 of our 5 best players and heartbeat of the team. The RS are looking a little rejuvanated and in Suarez and Sterling have two livewires who can worry any defense. I predict an unhappy weekend.
John Casey
12 Posted 22/10/2012 at 09:00:07
Can Pienaar get the red card rescinded as it was two yellows?
Barry Rathbone
13 Posted 22/10/2012 at 08:40:37
Diversionary shite from Moyes.

I've said it before it's a recipe for disaster when he starts thinking. Messing round with the Baines/Pienaar link playing Anichebe on the wing is all "look at me, look at me I'm a tactical genius" stuff.

The suspicion is "new everton" is a happy accident rather than a design improvement and when the going gets tough he'll revert to his daft decisions.

The acid test was always the derby and it's not looking good.

Jimmy Sørheim
14 Posted 22/10/2012 at 08:42:03
Peter Barry is right. Moyes is the only one to blame for the result. By keeping Neville in midfield he effectively destroyed the game. Neville was at fault for the first goal and is no longer an asset to the first team, only as a right back can Neville stay in the team.

The fact that Moyes refuses to see that Neville destroys our midfield makes me more sure than ever that Moyes has not grown as a manager; the fact that he blames the ref is lame, and a cover to protect his choice to stick by Neville when everybody can see that Neville is the worst midfielder that has ever played for Everton as long as I can remember.

It provokes me that Moyes refuses to take the blame for picking Neville in midfield, as both the Wigan game and the QPR game were 4 points lost just because he refuses to play anyone else but Neville.

It is beginning to look like Moyes only knows how to win when all the players are injury free. The fact is Barkley, Junior and even Heitinga would have done a better job filling that midfield role.

Moyes makes bad calls not just once, he sticks with them through thick and thin. Like playing Saha when he was clearly out of form, and playing Cahill as a striker when was showing the worst form ever at Everton.

To be honest, I cannot see how we are going to get in the Champions League as long as Moyes never learns or adapts when needed to. That is the difference between a great manager and a good one. And Moyes does not belong in the 'great manager' category.

Liam Reilly
15 Posted 22/10/2012 at 09:02:22
I think Moyes is being harsh on the ref.

It didn't warrant a yellow card, but it was a foul. I think he was sent for persistent fouling rather than the challenge itself, sure he'd just been warned a few seconds previously for a challenge that should've been a 2nd yellow.

Re the Derby - how may times in the past few years have we gone into that game expecting to win and got turned over, so reducing the expectations is maybe no bad thing.

Aw no ...fuck it - lets go after them on Sunday. Can't wait.

Kase Chow
16 Posted 22/10/2012 at 08:54:43
Can we not appeal against Pienaar's 2nd yellow or can you only appeal against red cards?


Ref was poor but

Why switch Pienaar away from the left?
Why switch Mirallas away from the right?
Why switch Anichebe away from up front where he's been scoring?

Why make so many changes?

Matt Traynor
17 Posted 22/10/2012 at 09:21:51
Well blaming the ref, now without 3 key players for Sunday, Moyes has his excuses all prepared. Even if the referee on Sunday isn't a gobshite (stop laughing at the back) the post-match explanation is 90% complete.
Gary Mortimer
18 Posted 22/10/2012 at 09:15:54
Yet again we get dodgy decisions. How many is that this season? Perhaps we'll be due a few next week - but I won't be holding my breathe.

After watching MoTD last night it was clear that it was not even a foul, never mind a yellow card. Bosingwa drew his leg back to cross the ball and it hit peanuts on the knee - just a coming together which in modern day football is always seen as a foul (unless it's in the box at a corner when judo throws are allowed). The blame is Moyes' for not taking nuts off when he was clearly hyped up. Perhaps he started with Miralles on the left because he knew that he would have to look at alternatives for next week.

The fact that we can't appeal the 2nd yellow is also farcical. We get punished by yet another blunder by the officials.

Bjørn-Ivar Pedersen
19 Posted 22/10/2012 at 09:27:22
This time around I cannot put any blame on the ref, well he was not good, but he made both teams suffer, so let us not turn into the redshit crowd and always blame the ref when things does not go our way. The team was just not up for it today, and Jelavic was almost invisible....and we were unlucky that Jags heading didn't go in....this was simply a bad day at the office.....let's hope they do better against shits.
Terry Myers
20 Posted 22/10/2012 at 09:34:20
We've had worse referees than this so I don't think we can blame him on this occasion. Some are having a go at Jelavic.... why? He was starved of service. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but Tony Hibbert can't come back soon enough. Coleman is a serious liability at right back and don't even get me started on Neville.

As for the derby next week, we could have our strongest team out and they have half their team missing and we still wouldn't win because all referees are scared shitless by them horrible bastards.
Steve Guy
21 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:03:19
You are missing a basic issue if you overlook the fact that Bosingwa knew he had not been fouled yet did nothing to try to stop the ref booking Pienaar. You can tell me Pienaar was already lucky to have stayed on the pitch and I would have to agree. It was also clear the ref had given Pienaar every chance to stay on the pitch earlier. Bosingwa basically cheated to get an advantage which didn't help us in this game and won't help in the next one either. Brenda must have been laughing his socks off up in the stands
Brian Williams
22 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:05:14
Where do you start?

Firstly the team as a whole played very poorly for 90% of the game. There was the odd flash of the good football we've been playing and I mean "odd".

Then to Neville. I have the greatest respect for the man but he was shocking on the whoile yesterday. It was his poor execution following their clearnace that led to their goal, and he was guilty of lots of other poor play as well.

Osman is a technically, quick footed, gifted player....against certain teams, while against others his lack of strength and pace is obvious for all to see.

Anichebe suffers mostly from a poor attitude. I get the feeling he thinks the world is against him and he comes across as someone who chucks the toys out of the pram at the sightest thing and is then "lost" to the team. Body language and everything speaks volumes about the lad.

The biggest worry for me about yesterday was that it looked that we may have a touch of being a "one man team." Fellaini was sorely missed. We should have had no probelm beating a team short on confidence, and short on the knowledge of how to win.

Lastly, someone mentioned earlier in the thread about Moyes not taking off Pienaar before his second yellow and thus saving him for the derby. I hate to say it but maybe Moyes was concentrating on trying to get three points yesterday because he believes three points from the two games would be a good return.

Who knows what he thinks...I'm just SO still pissed off and down after a very poor performance, and a very viable chance to put a few points between us and the teams just below us.

Tony J Williams
23 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:23:34
Ciaran, Boswinga clipped Pienaar's knee, if anything.

Nearly fainted a few minutes ago when talking to a redshite in work, he defended Coleman and said he did touch the ball first, which was shown in the replay.

Imagine that? our enemy defending us yet our own fans turning on Pienaar and stating it was a stonewall pen.

Pienaar should have been carded for the stupid jump into the QPR player....just after he stupidly and easily lost the ball. He didn't so no need to look at that again. The "foul" he was booked for, was not a foul but a man running behind another one and the first fella bring his foot so far back it hit Pienaar's knee. How is that a foul?

John Casey
24 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:30:38
Moyes certainly has a point but, if the truth be told, Everton didn't play as well as they can in this fixture.

Pienaar should not have gone for this challenge, but he was going to go for the next foul anyways. I was really disappointed with the midfield and the ball did not stick up front all day.

Let's hope we can get all three points next week. A derby win is well overdue.

Ray Roche
25 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:30:59
As this thread is about Moyes criticism about the ref I'll just keep to that topic. I watched the incident involving Pienaars second yellow. It was never a foul. The fact that he was already "lucky" to still be on the field is neither here nor there, we are talking about that incident and Pienaar was harshly treated.
True, Coleman fouled Hoilett, just as Jelavic was fouled, although he made a meal of it and does himself no favours by sitting there complaining.

Christopher Kelly @612

"blame Jags for bricking two point blank headers"
Christopher, I'm glad you don't referee any of our matches. Watch the incident where he hits the bar. Zamora clearly pushes Jags quite forcefully in the back and Jags can be seen trying to adjust his body in order to get the header on target. Typically, he just got on with the game. I've watched it a couple of times and that is the case.

Incidentally, I thought that a referee could rescind a yellow if he watches an incident and thinks he got it wrong. I KNOW that the FA can do that with a red card but I thought a ref could do it himself if needed.

Eugene Ruane
26 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:56:11
As soon as I saw the incident (nb: in normal time) I immediately thought two things.

1) He's gone.

2) Prick.

In slow motion it's NO foul, but the ref doesn't have slow-motion replay so I can't blame him.

Imo, once he'd had the talking to, he should have been substituted.

Martin Tilly
27 Posted 22/10/2012 at 10:43:54
I think Moyes is right about the fact that we would have gone on to chase the win if not for the red card, and with a good chance of getting it. The game felt like it had more goals in it at that point.

I haven't seen any credit given on here for the team getting the draw despite being down to 10 men for 35 mins plus. I thought they did well to do that, plus had a couple of chances to win it. That won't be a popular opinion.

Having said that, blaming the referee seems pointless to me. We all know they make mistakes, and as angry as I was at the time, he had warned Pienaar with Neville next to him that he was on his last chance. Obviously the next foul was going to lead to a red, the ref practically had the card ready. Yes, the ref was an idiot, but a predictable one.

Any chances of a rescind (if it's possible) have probably been blown by Moyes's comments.

Paul David
28 Posted 22/10/2012 at 11:12:01
I don't get why Moyes decides to come out and have a go at the ref after this game when even though the ref was poor, he was poor for both sides but even harsher on qpr. He needs to look closer to home if he wants to put the blame on someone.

As soon as Pienaar clattered that player and the ref went over to give him his final warning he was lucky to stay on then and it was obvious that the slightest thing he done next would see him off. Moyes should have took him off there and then.

Tony J Williams
29 Posted 22/10/2012 at 11:19:36
Eugene, I thought the same initially, especially No 2, why even chase him but what turned it for me was the swan dive. The second someone throws their arms up in the air, you can pretty much guarantee that it was a dive.

No-one's reaction to a foul is to throw your arms up in the air, it is a calculated movement to blag the ref. Jag does it too, he has been around the redshite in the England camp for too long methinks.

Kevin Tully
30 Posted 22/10/2012 at 11:17:36
This is the perfect opportunity to play Baines in midfield now on Sunday. Play Oviedo at left back, and the most attacking player in our team further forward. I think Baines has put in the most crosses in the whole league this season, and can easily beat a man.

Bale started at left back for Spurs, look at how he has fared.

The shite will have either Johnson or Wisdom at right back on Sunday - Baines could easily tear them a new one.

Please do not play Anichebe on the wing in front of Coleman ever again, my Nan is more of a winger than him.

Tony J Williams
31 Posted 22/10/2012 at 11:24:56
Kevin, the difference with Bale was that he was absolute gash at left back. At one time he had a record of 100% loss rate when he started and Arry was about to sell him.

Baines is our best left back in a generation, so why do what so many are moaning about from yesterdays game? Play someone in their wrong position (However, don't know how playing a leftie on t he left and a midfielder in the middle is squares pegs blah blah blah)

We haven't seen enough of Oviedo to know if he could handle it in the Premiership, especially blooding him in a Derby.

Couldn't agree more with the Coleman/Anichebe point.....I get a shiver just thinking about that.

Gavin Ramejkis
32 Posted 22/10/2012 at 11:41:30
The ref was terrible but only as bad as Neville and Anichebe who are a waste of space, the midfield was non existent. A poor game all round and fortunate to get a point. Coleman isn't good enough to play at right back.
Derek Thomas
33 Posted 22/10/2012 at 11:39:48
Moyes what were you doing

Pienaar WAS a CMFer, every where he has been, apart from infront Baines, he hasn't performed, lanquished in the reserves in Germany, came here excellent, went to the WC in SA hoping to put himself in the CL shop window, came back here - excellent, went to Spurs -lanquished again, came back here. Do we see a pattern yet.

Without Baines he is nothing, Morecambe without Wise, fish without chips, salt without vinegar, etc

And also Baines is never as good without him.

The odd time Moyes goes off the deep end tactically, Hibbo at CB Vs City it comes off.

If you've got a Hibbo-esque Vs City cunning plan Davie this is the week to bring it out, no saving it for a rainy day, next Sunday it will be pissing down and we stand a good chance of getting pissed on from a great height.

Keith Conchie
34 Posted 22/10/2012 at 12:24:22
The ref had a poor game, so did we. But we must remember this was against an expensively formed good team who are in a false position. An away point will prove valuable, pienaar was unlucky to be sent off a it wasn't a foul.

Stop having a go at moyes who has done a great job getting us to fourth. To many people on here criticize him after every game instead of getting behind him. Werewould we be without him? What other manager could do a better Job with his budget? Ok he tinkered with the squad for this game, but we had a couple of players missing and he has to try something different. If we play the same system every game then opponents will know how to contain us. Let's be more positive about how this season is going and show our full support to the manager.

remember IMWT

COYB!!!

Tom Bowers
35 Posted 22/10/2012 at 13:42:24
It doesn't seem to matter which referee we get, they are all useless because of either being inexperienced, or just plain inept, even the best of them. Yes they have a tough job but they get well paid these days and they have linesmen in touch and a fourth official but still perform poorly. The inconsistency is appalling.

However Moyes can complain all he wants but the bottom line is he screwed up again with his team selection. The midfield was poor with Neville's tackling abysmal and Osman chasing shadows as usual. Anichebe should only be a substitute.

With the chance of missing Fella, Gibson and Pienaar for the derby match, I shudder to think what's going to happen...
Christopher Kelly
36 Posted 22/10/2012 at 17:02:12
Ray,

You're right regarding the push in Jags' back. I'll give you that. Jags was also solid defensively.

However, if he was denied a penalty, then why wasn't there a bit of fuss made?? I'd sure love to have those extra 2 points albeit undeserved

Roger Sunde
37 Posted 22/10/2012 at 17:37:23
Even 2nd yellow was wrong the ref gave pienaar a warning 1 min before and should been taken off... I was just waiting for his 2nd before it happend.
Dosnt matter if ref was bad it was there for all to see, so Moyes should just made the sub.
Andy Gleaves
38 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:12:20
Yes the ref was pretty bad, but not as bad as some of the players selected!! phil neville HAS LOST HIS LEGS, Anichebe? I havent got a clue what hes all about built like a shit house as quit as a door mouse, Im a poet and I didnt even know it ha! seriously whats going on with playing Anichebe, when theres Velious scoring regulary for the ressies!!
Ray Roche
39 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:22:30
Christopher Kelly

Chris, it seems to be something in Moyes make-up, he wrote an article in The Sunday Times a while ago saying that he didn't want "divers" or people crowding around the ref complaining. I suppose he regards that as his job. I sometimes wish we'd be a bit more demonstrative at such times, though, other clubs frequently benefit from it while we're the Nice Guys and get nothing.
Does anyone know categorically if the ref can review his decision and rescind a second yellow? I thought that that was the case.

Ciarán McGlone
40 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:14:28
Utter rubbish, Tony...

Boswinga clipped him? Even though he was in front of him.

Good grief.

"He headbutted my fist, your worship..."

Ray Roche
41 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:28:27
Andy, I mentioned on here some time ago that Anichebe (and others) have photos of Moyes in a compromising postition with a goat...
Patrick Murphy
42 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:29:46
Would the Goat be any good in Centre Mid? Is that why we got shot of Billy?
Jamie Barlow
43 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:36:45
Paul @661, how was the ref harsher on QPR?
Andy Meighan
44 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:35:02
How can he blame the ref when he got his tactics all wrong? We were lucky QPR never got a penalty! Yes, Jelavic's was a penalty but them decisions had no bearing on what was overall a bad day at the office.

People are worried about the derby and given Moyes's record against them, rightly so... but they are where they are in the league for a reason. Apart from two players, the rest would struggle to get into any top 8 side. I'm usually pessimistic and nervous about the derby... Not this time — bring it on!
Mike Gwyer
45 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:33:58
Lots of if's and maybe's for the whole game. One thing for sure though Coleman definitely gave away a penalty – so it evens it out regarding the penalty shouts. Additionally, Pienaar was gagging for it – putting his foot in late and holding on to various players for 60 odd minutes means you are walking a thin fucking line.

For me Sundays game already looks shite – IMO kick the fuck out of them as I'm sure whoever the man in black is, he already knows it going to a meaty fucking game. Can guarantee the first 10 minutes will be a free for all as both teams seem to think they get little protection from the ref – red card's a plenty that's for sure.

Ray Roche
46 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:45:51
Patrick Murphy


Quality!

Andy Gleaves
47 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:24:20
TOM BOWERS 683, absolutely spot on 100% correct. Phil Neville appears to be untouchable as does Osman the pair of them havent got a sprint or a tackle in them anymore!!
John Keating
48 Posted 22/10/2012 at 18:45:42
Why are we talking about the manger, tactics, weather, referee, linesmen etc? The players — apart from Jags — were absolute shite. They were shite against Wigan. They were shite against Leeds. Full stop.

Let's stop talking about tactics and all that shite. If a player can't pass a ball on a carpet of a pitch or can't compete against another player then let's talk about it. Everton were dire. They were dire against Wigan and they were dire against Leeds.

Moyes is the manager and he needs to sort it out. If he doesn't, we will get fucked next week!!
Patrick Murphy
49 Posted 22/10/2012 at 19:32:56
Having done a little research into Goodison league derbies since they returned to the top flight in 1962.

I have discovered our record over the last 10 is the worst regarding defeats to the enemy if not in terms of points gained. At least in the period between 73 and 82 we had the excuse that they were steam-rollering most teams.

The last draw at Goodison was the infamous Graham Poll derby 0-0. Sunday's Referee is apparently Andre Marriner.

62-63 to 71-72 Played 10 won 5 lost 1 drew 4 scoring 12 and conceding 8.
72-73 to 81-82 played 10 won 1 lost 6 drew 3 scoring 6 and conceding 14.
82-83 to 91-92 played 10 won 2 lost 4 drew 4 scoring 9 and conceding 16.
92-93 to 01-02 played 10 won 4 lost 2 drew 4 scoring 13 and conceding 9.
02-03 to 11-12 played 10 won 3 lost 7 drew 0 scoring 9 and conceding 16.

Overall the record is played 50 won 15 lost 20 drew 15 scoring 49 and conceding 63.

Now I know why we are all paranoid when it comes to this particular fixture at Goodison.

Having done this exercise, I have decided to refrain from looking at our record at their place in the past 50 years!

COYB

Graham Mockford
50 Posted 22/10/2012 at 20:02:30
I often wonder if there is something wrong with me, maybe I'm just incurably optimistic, maybe I'm setting my expectations too low, too accepting of mediocrity.

Should I accept that the refs are out to get us, the manager is useless, Phil Neville and Leon Osman should never be allowed to wear the blue shirt again?

But then I give myself a good talking to and remind myself we are fourth in the League, we have lost only one of our last sixteen PL games and have played some great football this year.

And just to really cheer myself up I read post of the year which has really tickled me. #629 "Peter Barry is right." By Jimmy Sorheim. Priceless!

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